The First 2000 Years of Baptist History

Baptist Curriculum on the Crucial Role of Baptist Doctrine and Baptist History in Contending for the Faith, in Spreading the Gospel, and in Advancing Religious and Civil Liberty
The Origin of this Baptist Curriculum
Pastor John Jones, alarmed over Baptist churches dropping "Baptist" from their names, saw a need for members at Lighthouse Baptist Church to study and to better understand what is distinctive about Baptists in both doctrine and history. Since church member Terry Lee Hamilton loves history, Pastor Jones asked Terry to prepare lessons and teach a Sunday School class on Baptist history and distinctives. Terry taught the course in 2001, and then again in 2006, updating and upgrading his lessons. Pastor Jones came up with the idea of preparing these Sunday School lessons for publication for use in other Independent Baptist churches where concerned pastors desire church members to study and to better understand what is distinctive about Baptists in both doctrine and history.
Distinctives of this Baptist Curriculum
The First 2,000 Years of Baptist History: Why You Should Be a Bible-Believing Baptist is unlike any other course on Baptist history and distinctives. Each lesson is written by a Baptist attorney who has practiced law since 1977 and has fought in courtrooms and legislatures for religious freedom and separation of church and state since 1984. Attorney Terry Hamilton's Sunday School lessons include insights on court cases in which he has fought, as well as insights from leading U.S. Supreme Court cases on freedom of religion and separation of church and state. Each lesson concludes with Personal Application, where the student is challenged to apply what he has learned to (1) his personal walk with Jesus, family life, and church life, (2) contending for the faith, (3) spreading the Gospel, and (4) advancing religious and civil liberty in America and around the world.
Isaac Backus C. H. Spurgeon Adoniram Judson John Leland
Suitability of this Baptist Curriculum
This curriculum, with 13 lessons, was originally designed to be taught during Sunday School. However, some preachers are planning on teaching these lessons on Wednesday or Sunday evening services. In addition, church schools, homeschooling families, and even Bible colleges are using these lessons as part of their curriculum.
Instructions for Use
This Baptist History curriculum has two primary components: The Teacher Edition Textbook (125 pages), in full color, includes 13 lessons with all fill-in-the-blank answers as well as special instructions in red to guide the teacher in each lesson. The Student Edition Textbook (125 pages), in black and white, includes 13 lessons with fill-in-the-blanks for students. We also have available the following supplemental products for this curriculum which are valuable in the academic setting for church schools, home schools, Bible institutes, and Bible colleges: The Student Workbook (33 pages), in black and white, contains review questions for each of the 13 lessons (159 questions total). This workbook does not contain the 13 lessons -- students are to use this workbook in conjunction with the Student Edition Textbook. The Teacher Answer Keys & Tests (89 pages), in black and white, contains answers to the review questions from the Student Workbook, 3 tests (50 questions each), and answers to tests. This answer key is to be used in conjunction with the Student Workbook. Glory to Glory Ministries grants to each church the privilege of making sufficient copies of the Student Edition Textbook, the Student Workbook, and Tests for students in the church, school, or college.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the Authorized King James Bible.